Author: Andrew

Continuing the first drafts of Splintered Demons. To learn more about this book or view the table of contents for these first drafts posts, visit the novel page here. “We have our own arrangement,” Gamayun said. They glided back from the edge and opened a series of panels in their side, unfolding a set of articulated arms from within itself. Dyson climbed into the curve of … Continue reading SD First Draft – 2

I’m finally returning to writing the sequel to Dyson’s Angel, which I’ve tentatively titled Splintered Demons. For the next few days you’ll see the backlog of pages that I wrote over the last few months. Beginning in July 2018 you should start seeing my daily writing output. I’ve put together a page about this process here if you want to know more about how and why … Continue reading SD First Draft – 1

I’ll be a guest at RavenCon 2018… That’s a phrase that kind of breaks my mind, considering that the guest of honor is none other than Chuck frickin’ Wendig, but I’ll take whatever small successes I can grasp. After the resounding success of selling books at AwesomeCon 2018 and the delight of being a guest at ROFCON 2018, you’d think my brain would be used … Continue reading RavenCon 2018 Appearances

Being a semi-edited dump of my thoughts as I prepare for a presentation at ROFCON later this month. Expect more in the coming days as I continue planning my talks. The Antihero An essential element of many adventure stories is the hero… rather, the antihero. While there are certainly adventure stories that feature genuinely heroic characters (TinTin, Robert Langdon, Wil Turner in the first Pirates … Continue reading Steal the World: The Antihero

This… this is the glory of culture, of civilization, of standing in the presence of an object that has translated across the ages in the same corporeal form like some sort of time traveler. There is nothing to compare to the glory that is ancient manuscripts. They are the story of the ages (be that story true to fabricated) set down in physical form and … Continue reading The Mystery of Medieval Manuscripts

Following the utterly dull events in Britain, it came as a relief to enter the mouth of the Seine river and begin our journey through mainland Europe. We could not, of course, travel through Roman occupied territory without some subversion. Stopping at the mouth of the Seine, we utilized forged travel documents (crafted with care by Amadi 🗡 🗡 ) to pass through the Roman blockade, … Continue reading A Peaceful Interlude

Following the debacle in Le Crotoy, we made our way rapidly across the channel to Britain. Along our way, we sighted a pod of sea cats, which we proceeded to hunt for sport. We slaughtered the lot of them and, upon arriving at port in Britain, were received with much celebration for saving the town from the sea cat menace. There is little to be … Continue reading We’re the Heroes

Watching movies from the early days of cinema, one thing that is often clear: They were frequently filmed on studio sets, which were obviously sets because even a dirty back alley was often cleaner than the average teenager’s bedroom. It wasn’t until the 1970s that on location filming became more common and even studio sets began to be dressed to look like the disorganized, grimy, … Continue reading Adding Necessary Grime

Another year dawns, possibly that last in which I will turn a double-numeral without feeling ancient, and it’s time for my quasi-traditional effort at planning out what I will write in the coming months. 2017 was a difficult year for writing. In the first few months I was distracted by political podcasting and slowly recovering from a pair of slow burning health problems. I managed … Continue reading 2018 Writing Plans

Raise your hand if you’re a cisgender Caucasian male from a middle class Christian background. Don’t have your hand up? Well, I’m willing to bet there’s at least a 40% chance that’s because you’re no sure what cisgender means, so ignore that and, if the rest applies, get your hand up. If your hand is down, you probably know the point I’m about to make, … Continue reading Represent!